Physical assault on a person, not resulting in death.Deposition of Nehemiah Richardson, MS 836, fol. 67r

Captivity

Any form of imprisonment and also forced labour for captorsDeposition of Edward Sanders, MS 837, fol. 173r

Death

Death by privation. Death due to the rebellion but not directly caused by the rebels for example refugees who flee to Dublin and died of starvation on the wayDeposition of Philip Ward, MS 833, fol. 82r for death by starvation

Desecration

Destruction or damage of religious property or symbols such as churches, bibles etc. Also the digging up of bodies in graveyardsFor bible burning see Robert Browne, MS 834, fol 103rFor digging up graves see Ambrose Beddell, MS 833, fol. 105v

Apparitions, miracles and other wondrous events including ghosts and natural phenomena such as fish dying in rivers after a massacre. Ghostly Apparitions: Deposition of Elizabeth Price, MS 836, fols 102v-103r Fish in the river at Belturbett: Deposition of Thomas Smith and Joane Killin, MS 833, fol 266r

Words

Anything reported as being said by the rebels. Common things include references to the king’s commission, that the rebels are the Queen’s soldiers, that they fight against the puritan parliamentDeposition of Thomas Crant, MS 832, fol 212r-v

Image taken from Samuel Clarke, A generall martyrologie: containing a collection of all the greatest persecutions which have befallen the church of Christ from the creation to our present times (London, 1660), produced by the courtesy of the Board of Trinity College, Dublin.

Other Common Categories

Category

Action

Cannibalism

Usually words like ‘eat’ and ‘flesh’ are usedDeposition of Peter Hill, MS 837, fol. 36v

Confederacy

The person is involved in supporting the confederates through various means such as the payment of taxes. This category is common in Wexford

Lost in debt

Debts owed to or by the deponent, usually includes a list of namesDeposition of Thomas Newman, MS 833, fol. 38r

Witchcraft

Witchcraft Deposition of Anne Dawson, MS 836, fol 228r

Logistic Support

Providing logistical support

Enforced Labour

Enforced Labour

Recognizance

When a deponent gives a bond or surety to appear in court.Recognizance of Robert Merryman, MS 837, fol. 79r

Image taken from Samuel Clarke, A generall martyrologie: containing a collection of all the greatest persecutions which have befallen the church of Christ from the creation to our present times (London, 1660), produced by the courtesy of the Board of Trinity College, Dublin.